Patrick Kehoe, Keely Gibb, Jason Hurley, Robert G Langlois, James R Green, Adrian Dc Chan, Elton Toma, Cheryl Aubertin, Kim Greenwood, Andrew Ibey, Stephanie Redpath
Exposure to excessive whole-body vibration is linked to health issues and may result in increased rates of mortality and morbidity in infants. Newborn infants requiring specialized treatment at neonatal intensive care units often require transportation by road ambulance to specialized care centers, exposing the infants to potentially harmful vibration and noise. A standardized Neonatal Patient Transport System (NPTS) has been deployed in Ontario, Canada, that provides life saving equipment to patients and safe operation for the clinical care staff...
January 25, 2024: Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H, Journal of Engineering in Medicine